Question 1

According to Johnson, patriarchy as a structural system continues to exist because:

Accepted Answer

A)  people, voluntarily and involuntarily, participate in it 
B)  people go along with its organizing principles as paths of least resistance 
C)  for many people the "normal" social order is masculine dominance 
D)  all of the above 
A)  people, voluntarily and involuntarily, participate in it 
B)  people go along with its organizing principles as paths of least resistance 
C)  for many people the "normal" social order is masculine dominance 
D)  all of the above D

Question 2

Pow takes exception to people's assumption that to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  Asian in physical appearance is to be un-American 
B)  Chinese in appearance means one knows martial arts 
C)  Asian is to speak with an accent and conform to other racist stereotypes 
D)  all of the above 
A)  Asian in physical appearance is to be un-American 
B)  Chinese in appearance means one knows martial arts 
C)  Asian is to speak with an accent and conform to other racist stereotypes 
D)  all of the above D

Question 3

Collins in the 1990s made an argument for Black feminist writers and scholars who already/always engaged in straddling two worlds and two cultures-theirs and mainstream's-and thereby producing literature reflective of subjugated knowledge. She cited June Jordan, bell hooks, and Zora Neale Hurston as three acclaimed Black women writers whose writing praxis that is implicit of intersectionality has decentered white, male dominant discourses with their own voicings. For this short writing assignment, explain the cultural value of Black women's participation in epistemological knowledge formation that provokes debates on truth as relative or absolute.

Accepted Answer

The cultural value of Black women's participation in epistemological knowledge formation lies in their unique perspective and lived experiences. By straddling two worlds and two cultures, Black feminist writers and scholars bring a nuanced understanding of the complexities of race, gender, and power dynamics. Their literature reflects subjugated knowledge, challenging dominant narratives and offering alternative truths.

Through their writing praxis, Black women writers like June Jordan, bell hooks, and Zora Neale Hurston decenter white, male dominant discourses and amplify their own voices. This not only diversifies the literary landscape but also provokes debates on truth as relative or absolute. Their intersectional approach to knowledge formation disrupts traditional notions of objectivity and universal truth, highlighting the importance of multiple perspectives and experiences.

In essence, the cultural value of Black women's participation in epistemological knowledge formation is the enrichment of our understanding of truth and knowledge. Their contributions challenge the status quo, expand our awareness of diverse experiences, and ultimately, pave the way for a more inclusive and equitable society.

Question 4

Reflect upon a moment when you were confronted with new media information. Did you read "with the grain" or "against the grain" and why? Using your moment as a starting point, explain in a short analytical essay the importance of being a media literate, critical-thinking person.

Accepted Answer

I remember a specific moment when I was

Question 5

Because Black women's ideas have been suppressed, according to Collins, they have been stimulated to call attention to the ways in which:

Accepted Answer

A)  ideas are biased 
B)  knowledge is not questioned 
C)  the absolute "truth" is fixed 
D)  none of the above 
A)  ideas are biased 
B)  knowledge is not questioned 
C)  the absolute "truth" is fixed 
D)  none of the above

Question 6

Pow's description of Vincent Chin's 1982 race-based, unprovoked murder with virtual impunity depicts behavior motivated by individuals who actively participate in racial privilege. Identify a similar, current incident and what society can do to begin breaking this historical cycle of social injustice.

Accepted Answer

A similar, current incident to Vincent C

Question 7

Naber interrogates an Orientalist stereotype of Arab women who:

Accepted Answer

A)  exist for themselves 
B)  are complicit 
C)  are compliant 
D)  none of the above 
A)  exist for themselves 
B)  are complicit 
C)  are compliant 
D)  none of the above

Question 8

Pow's call for more racial and cultural representation of Asian Americans is embracing of:

Accepted Answer

A)  all who have been considered historically as "other" 
B)  Chinese, Japanese, and Indian peoples 
C)  Queers, Trans, nonbinary 
D)  all women 
A)  all who have been considered historically as "other" 
B)  Chinese, Japanese, and Indian peoples 
C)  Queers, Trans, nonbinary 
D)  all women

Question 9

According to Faust-Sterling, a perfectly dimorphic species of XX females and XY males is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a concept of an idealized, Platonic, biological world 
B)  part of Nature's plan 
C)  an invention of ancient Greeks 
D)  reality 
A)  a concept of an idealized, Platonic, biological world 
B)  part of Nature's plan 
C)  an invention of ancient Greeks 
D)  reality

Question 10

Faust-Sterling concludes that human diversity and the five sexes in relation to gender and sexuality cannot be:

Accepted Answer

A)  confined merely to appearances 
B)  a check-mark in a gender box on official documents 
C)  both "a" and "b" 
D)  neither "a" nor "b" 
A)  confined merely to appearances 
B)  a check-mark in a gender box on official documents 
C)  both "a" and "b" 
D)  neither "a" nor "b"

Question 11

Naber's quest for truth informed her on how the East-West collision has been dramatized historically and currently in America vis-à-vis:

Accepted Answer

A)  voluntary name-changing 
B)  neighborhood business dealings 
C)  the dissemination of news and stories about the Arab world 
D)  all of the above 
A)  voluntary name-changing 
B)  neighborhood business dealings 
C)  the dissemination of news and stories about the Arab world 
D)  all of the above

Question 12

Pow's experiences allude to microaggression, a term invented by another Chinese American writer in his work, Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation (Derald Wing Sue, 2001). Microaggressive behavior is treating someone who is an American as inhuman or un-American because that person looks Asian. Have you participated in a microaggressive act or been the recipient of microaggressive behavior? Describe the encounter and what can be done to prevent its repetition.

Accepted Answer

I have not personally participated in a

Question 13

Do you agree/disagree that one of the paths of social change is speaking up and taking a stand against social injustice? Explain briefly.

Accepted Answer

I agree that speaking up and taking a st

Question 14

First, invite two classmates whom you do not know to share an aspect of themselves that people may not assume solely based upon their appearance. Be prepared to share the same about yourself. With this new knowledge, write a short narrative-descriptive essay on how the interactions became transnational or transcultural feminist moments that broadened everyone's perspective.

Accepted Answer

I invited two classmates, Sarah and Mari

Question 15

A media- and information-literate citizen:

Accepted Answer

A)  is aware of the implicitly biased production of knowledge and information 
B)  critically evaluates media content toward making informed decisions 
C)  both "a" and "b" 
D)  neither "a" nor "b" 
A)  is aware of the implicitly biased production of knowledge and information 
B)  critically evaluates media content toward making informed decisions 
C)  both "a" and "b" 
D)  neither "a" nor "b"

Question 16

Feminist theorists have called attention to knowledge as being created:

Accepted Answer

A)  with cultural values and biases 
B)  already based upon the creator/s subjectivity 
C)  to promote a particular of world view 
D)  all of the above 
A)  with cultural values and biases 
B)  already based upon the creator/s subjectivity 
C)  to promote a particular of world view 
D)  all of the above

Question 17

Theory-formulating entails:

Accepted Answer

A)  an ideological purpose or intent 
B)  an implicit or explicit belief 
C)  a source or origin 
D)  all of the above 
A)  an ideological purpose or intent 
B)  an implicit or explicit belief 
C)  a source or origin 
D)  all of the above

Question 18

Pow includes anecdotes of Chinese Americans who:

Accepted Answer

A)  helped build the Transcontinental railroad during the nineteenth century 
B)  fought and died in WWII for America 
C)  do not fit the stereotypical worker-image of laundromats and restaurants 
D)  all of the above 
A)  helped build the Transcontinental railroad during the nineteenth century 
B)  fought and died in WWII for America 
C)  do not fit the stereotypical worker-image of laundromats and restaurants 
D)  all of the above

Question 19

Johnson points out how structural patriarchy and its twin capitalism have allowed for:

Accepted Answer

A)  the learning of negative cultural reimaging of female power and autonomy 
B)  the perpetuation of hypermasculinity that codes for male dominance 
C)  unquestioning acceptance of offensive language and violent behavior toward women 
D)  all of the above 
A)  the learning of negative cultural reimaging of female power and autonomy 
B)  the perpetuation of hypermasculinity that codes for male dominance 
C)  unquestioning acceptance of offensive language and violent behavior toward women 
D)  all of the above

Question 20

A major objective of feminists who challenge a dominant theoretical worldview is toward the inclusivity of:

Accepted Answer

A)  broader perspectives 
B)  everyone's experiences 
C)  plausible solutions 
D)  meaningful explanations 
A)  broader perspectives 
B)  everyone's experiences 
C)  plausible solutions 
D)  meaningful explanations

According to Johnson, patriarchy as a structural system continues to exist because:

Pow takes exception to people's assumption that to be:

Reflect upon a moment when you were confronted with new media information. Did you read "with the grain" or "against the grain" and why? Using your moment as a starting point, explain in a short analytical essay the importance of being a media literate, critical-thinking person.

Because Black women's ideas have been suppressed, according to Collins, they have been stimulated to call attention to the ways in which:

Naber interrogates an Orientalist stereotype of Arab women who:

Pow's call for more racial and cultural representation of Asian Americans is embracing of:

According to Faust-Sterling, a perfectly dimorphic species of XX females and XY males is:

Faust-Sterling concludes that human diversity and the five sexes in relation to gender and sexuality cannot be:

Naber's quest for truth informed her on how the East-West collision has been dramatized historically and currently in America vis-à-vis:

Do you agree/disagree that one of the paths of social change is speaking up and taking a stand against social injustice? Explain briefly.

A media- and information-literate citizen:

Feminist theorists have called attention to knowledge as being created:

Theory-formulating entails:

Pow includes anecdotes of Chinese Americans who:

Johnson points out how structural patriarchy and its twin capitalism have allowed for:

A major objective of feminists who challenge a dominant theoretical worldview is toward the inclusivity of:

Untangling the “F”-word

Identities and Social Locations

Sexuality

Bodies, Beauty, Health, and Wellness

Sexualized Violence

Making a Home, Making a Living

Living in a Globalizing World

Gender, Crime, and Criminalization

Gender, Militarism, War and Peace

Gender and the Environment

Creating Change: Theory, Vision, and Actions

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Exam 2: Creating Knowledge: Integrative Frameworks for Understanding

According to Johnson, patriarchy as a structural system continues to exist because:

Pow takes exception to people's assumption that to be:

Reflect upon a moment when you were confronted with new media information. Did you read "with the grain" or "against the grain" and why? Using your moment as a starting point, explain in a short analytical essay the importance of being a media literate, critical-thinking person.

Because Black women's ideas have been suppressed, according to Collins, they have been stimulated to call attention to the ways in which:

Naber interrogates an Orientalist stereotype of Arab women who:

Pow's call for more racial and cultural representation of Asian Americans is embracing of:

According to Faust-Sterling, a perfectly dimorphic species of XX females and XY males is:

Faust-Sterling concludes that human diversity and the five sexes in relation to gender and sexuality cannot be:

Naber's quest for truth informed her on how the East-West collision has been dramatized historically and currently in America vis-à-vis:

Do you agree/disagree that one of the paths of social change is speaking up and taking a stand against social injustice? Explain briefly.

A media- and information-literate citizen:

Feminist theorists have called attention to knowledge as being created:

Theory-formulating entails:

Pow includes anecdotes of Chinese Americans who:

Johnson points out how structural patriarchy and its twin capitalism have allowed for:

A major objective of feminists who challenge a dominant theoretical worldview is toward the inclusivity of:

Untangling the “F”-word

Identities and Social Locations

Sexuality

Bodies, Beauty, Health, and Wellness

Sexualized Violence

Making a Home, Making a Living

Living in a Globalizing World

Gender, Crime, and Criminalization

Gender, Militarism, War and Peace

Gender and the Environment

Creating Change: Theory, Vision, and Actions

Filters